17 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1879
Page
1
An aged pastor, wearied by years of service, resigns as church leaders urge new leadership. He speaks on memories of fifty years of guiding the flock, reflects on the church’s past, and bids farewell to a congregation moved by sorrow and prayer.
The narrative recalls early mornings in a Southwestern cattle yard where coyotes cry out at dawn. The author describes their coyote neighbor, their burrows, and battles to protect cattle using drowning attempts and a dynamite cartridge plan devised by Zofe Whiting. The tale includes farm life, weather, and a risky method that finally rid them of the nuisance.
A toad was discovered deep inside a heart wood trunk with no visible crevice for entry. Historical notes recount similar finds in trees like pear and berry, suggesting the animal may have entered long ago and become enclosed as trees formed around it.
Five men on a coon hunting trip near Flint Jud, Virginia, became separated. One climbed a tree to retrieve a coon while another, thinking the dog treeing, fired into the tree and fatally shot his companion. The Norfolk Virginian reports the line of events and the fatal accident.
The Rochester Democrat notes that expensive club systems require large memberships and often foster impersonal relations. It compares London coffee houses, the Dyders group, Arthur’s Round Table, Smollett, the Bannatyne Club, and Franklin’s Junto as intimate, cohesive circles. It cites Southey’s refusal to join clubs to protect domestic happiness.
The northern Minnesota region is famed for its ten mile to ten mile lakes and 10,000 bodies of water, hosting frequent visits by hunters from the U.S., Europe, and Canada. A hotel guest described a single day's bag of over 250 birds dominated by mallards, with prices offering a brace of mallards for 30 cents and a dozen for $2.50.
The article portrays Peter the Great as a reformist ruler who valued industry and training, traveled incognito to study European economies, sent promising youths abroad to learn mechanical arts, and distrusted lawyers. It notes his sharp contempt for law professionals and a famous threat about executing one upon return.
A Montville man brings home a young terrier and, with no other dogs nearby, amuses himself by chasing toads. The dog toys with toads, leap comparisons with a bull frog, and after being defeated by the frog, begins killing frogs on sight while still nosing out toads.
A statement attributes a warning from Tris about strapping a person to a large cannon and firing it, noting the concussion would cause fatal injury and death would be painless.
The notice states that census enumerators will conduct their field work in June next year, outlining the planned timing and general duties. It preserves the official timing and aims to inform residents of upcoming data collection activities.
J Holland argues life is worth living for conscious beings who pursue noble aims. He contrasts Mallock and Mivart with faith in God and love, asserting true value lies in character, duty, and kinship rather than wealth or pleasure. He concludes imperfect lives still hold meaning through moral growth and hope.
The article explains heel in trees, a nautical term for inclining roots in a pit and covering with earth. It warns the practice is time consuming, risky for patrons, and details dangers from waterlogging, freezing, and rodent damage if not done carefully.
Framed wax figure caption in France calls Franklin inventor of electricity. It claims this savant sailed seven times around the world and died on the Sandwich Islands after being devoured by savages with no fragments recovered.
A French paper quotes a scene where a physician notes the patient is in a hypochon state as the lady proclaims she eats drinks and sleeps well. The doctor exclaims Ah and urges swift action to administer medicine to swiftly end the ailment.
A small boy replies that not much happened in class as the teacher’s lesson proceeds and questions linger about the day’s events. The snippet captures a child’s casual report in a old time schoolroom setting.
An 1880s writer urges inhaling a strong salt water solution and pine tar smoke to treat chronic catarrh, noting limitations of salt water and detailing a method using a hot poker to generate medicinal smoke, plus mullein preparation and room ventilation. A second note discusses consommptive hygiene ideas and railway car ritual reform by train staff to improve passenger experience.
The piece traces how during the war northern Texas herds, rough and large, became valuable as meat. It notes cattle moving to Neosho valley and Missouri border, rising prices for 3-year-olds, and merchants shifting the Western market to Abilene as rail links and prairie routes opened.
A shopper asks the proprietor about the price of a tile style. The hatter replies the tile is worth four dollars.
The essay traces glove manufacture from Charlemagne granting rights to Sithia abbots circa 790, through Aix Council limits on clergy to sheepskin gloves, to Pagis laws renewed by Louis XIV. It notes Saxon links to gloves, early English use late 10th–11th century, rarity among nobility, and rising popularity in 14th–16th centuries.
A Darien man returning from a collecting tour locks doors but hides a money roll in his wife’s stocking. The next morning the roll is found in her toes as a half pound of chewing tobacco. The tale spreads among locals who recall the tale’s comic mishap. A separate note tells of a newly married couple found asleep in a New York theater at 3 am with a street loafer quipping about a loaf.
The notice outlines advertising pricing for Rick Gagat and others with basic inserts at 1.00 and extra insertions at 0.50 each. It mentions a yearlong liberal reduction on advertising and business cards up to six lines priced at 34.00 per year.
A garbled fragment references Groraz Prxxz a Wilmington machinist claiming a two horseshoe machine. It also tangentially mentions Turkish Masonic fees German beer culture and a German tea water clocking 10:35 and 10:51 with 1000 glasses sold in sixteen minutes.
The article argues minor, daily losses in tools, materials, and setup waste accumulate into large costs. It urges meticulous organization and attention to routine details to cut expenses across industries and reduce machine derangements caused by small measurement and handling errors.
The text explains candle burning and combustion, noting how hot substances enter reactions when red hot and how air impacts flame. It describes heat transfer raising material to combustion temperature, and how blowing can alter burning by cooling or reactivating reactions, affecting flame intensity.
The piece urges honesty and temperance while warning against fraud and overindulgence. It stresses industrious self improvement, prudent spending, and keeping promises. It also warns against speculative risks and urges personal attention to one’s affairs.
The passage lists the highest railway elevations across regions. Notable figures include the Bt. Godard line at 1,154 meters and Bremner at 1,867 meters. American lines measure 1,652 to 2,518 meters, with the Andes rail reaching 4,769 meters.
To a pound of wood ashes add two pounds of quick lime and one quart of water. Boil until reduced to one pint. If not settled, boil longer. When settled, filter. In the strained liquid work in horn shavings and anoint hands with oil. Shape into any mold.
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